Improvement in carriage-top fixtures



N. B. RICHARDSON.

Carriage Top. No; 108,831. Patented Nov. 1, 1870 ittitzir finite new one Letters Patent No. 108,831, dated November 1, 1870.

.IMPROVEMENT IN CARRIAGE-TOP FIXTURES.

. g i The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the same.

To all whom it may concern seat to which my improvements have been attached.

Figure 2 1s a horizontal section of the same, taken through the line a: x, fig. 1.

Figure 3 is a top view of a modified form of the comer-iron of the seat-rail.

Figure 4 is a detail sectional viewof the same, taken through the line 3 y, fig. 3.

Similar letters of reference indicate correspo'nt ling parts.

My invention has for its object to improve the construction of carriage-tops, so as to make them more convenient in use and manufacture, and at the same time-'more durable and less liable to injure the cover of the top; and

' It consists in the construction, combination, and ar-' rangement of various parts, as hereinafter more fully described.

A is the seat-,to the ends and back of which are attached the straps B, to the upper ends of which the seat-rail G is boltedin the ordinary manner.

D is the lazy-back, which is connected with and supported from the rail 0 by the arms E.

c are the corner-irons'of the rail 0, which, when the seat is made with square corners, is cast with a hole in its forward end,-and with a hole in the side of its rear end, which holes are tapped to receive-the ends of the end and back parts of the rail 0, as shown in figs. 1 and 2.

When the seat A is made with rounded corners, the corner-iron c is cast upon a curve, and the holes to receive the hack and end parts of the rail 0 are made in the two ends of the said corner-irons, as shown in fig. 3.

Upon the outer side of the rear parts of the cornerirons c is cast an arm or rest, c", to support the top when turned down, and-upon the upper side of the rear part of said irons is cast a hole, to be tapped to receive the screw that pivots the button 0" to said corner-irons, the said button being designed to be turned over the jointed arm of the top when turning down, to prevent the said top from shakingabo'nt.

. Upon the lower side of the middle part of the corner-irons c is cast a bolt, 0, which is designed to pass through a hole in the strap B, and have a screwthread out upon it to receive a nut, to secure it to the said arm or strap B.

Upon the outervside of the forward part of the corner-irons c is-cast a projection, 0 with a hole in it to receive the screw by which the lower end of the rear jointed arm is pivoted to the said corner-irons.

F are the hows, the ends of which are connected with and pivotedto the forward ends of the end parts of the rail 0 in the ordinarymanner, and which are kept from spreading too far apart, or getting out of placewhen the top'is raised, by straps or webbing, G, in the usual manner.

H are the rear jointed arms, the lower ends of which are pivoted to the inner sides of the corner-irons c, in'

the manner hcreinbefore described, and the upperends of which are pivoted to the pivots I, attached to the inner side of the rear bow F.

J are the forward jointed arms, the rear ends of which are pivoted to the pivot I, and the forward ends of which are pivoted to the pivots K, attached to the inner side of the forward bow F.

The pivots I and K are formed withholes in their projecting ends, to receive screws by which the said jointed arms are secured to them, thus giving a neater .fiuish than is possible when the said arms are secured ,to the-said pivots by nuts in the usual way.

By this construction and arrangement both the rear and forward jointed arms are brought within the top, enabling them to be conveniently operated by the driver from the seat to raise and lower the top, and at the same time the outer cover of the top is prevented frombeing worn or chafed by said arms, and the outside of the top has a heater appearance, and is not disfigured by projecting arms and their attachments.

Having thus described my invention, I

I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. A cast-iron corner, '0, in both ends of which is screwed the ironrail to which the top is fastened.

2. A cast-iron corner, having on the forward part thereofa projection, separate from andunconnected with the rest, toreceive and bring the upright jointed brace on the inside, and to enable it to fold within-the top.

' NATHAN B. RICHARDSON.

Witnesses PETER DEwITT, A. V. D. B. Nossnnnn. 

